NST Join In January 2019 - In With The New

Shrewbie

Happy birthday for yesterday Mothenerd! :beer:

NSD 11 for me yesterday. I am waiting for invoice for my latest bit of freelance work to be paid so I can update my savings total. Exciting.

Grateful for sunshine even if it is bloody cold, and for having a free hour at work to search for flats, for my spanish podcasts that get phrases stuck in my head and for students bringing me coffee!
Hope everyone has a lovely day x

apple_muncher

:bdaycake::bdaycake::bdaycake:Happy birthday for yesterday mothernerd!


Brizzlegirl - well done on getting rid of the big debt :T:T:T

f0xh0les

Happy Birthday Mothernerd! and glad you had a lovely day filled with surprises.


Just had a text to say two parcels will be delivered between nine and eleven, so will rush home from school run and sit and wait in my 4/5ths clean house.

After-school clubs plus a late school meeting tonight, so in and out and in and out and in and out again today. Will be back home at 8.30, but luckily there is a 90 minute window to feed everyone before having to go out between meetings - burgers it is then!



Grateful for: thermal leggings, hot chocolate, thinking to open the windows and air the house yesterday, being able to plan what I have to do, and working my way through the lists. Only 9 days until payday!

XSpender

Happy Birthday Mothernerd! What lovely presents from your boys.


Spend free days (NSD’s) – Aiming for 15 - 4/15

Make plans for the month – nothingelse planned for this month

Always pay your debts first – No payments made today, next one doesn't come out for a few days

List your frogs – Still not done the frog list but as I have 11 hours on a train over the next couple of days it will get done

Little Savings – nothing added

Chill out – watched Silent Witness with DH, well I watched it he fell asleep after half an hour

Helping others – nothing to add

Always be grateful – Today I am grateful for

1) finding a spare hour to do some batch cooking and avoid waste
2) grabbing a bargain 2nd hand after walking away from exactly the same item brand new at the weekend
3) having access to a work laptop to get on line as mine has finally died

New to You – no progress

Get involved – Hello turtles

Exercise – Missing running club tonight so will squeeze in the planned run this morning

Sort it out – made a list of all the fresh items that needed using up and in an hour made 4 portions of leek, parsnip, carrot and potato soup, 4 portions of vegan chili and 2 portions of parsnip and cauli curry which smells divine. All now in the freezer and added to the list

SpekySquarehead

Yesterday was 13 out of 17 NSD's for me! Absolutely smashing it this month and well on track for a new record.

For me, my NSD's tend to be spoiled in food related activity, so it all comes down to preparation. Anything else I 'need' to buy, can usually wait until the weekend when I'm buying other things too.

greent

Belated birthday greetings for yesterday, mothernerd!

NSDs - 5

Make plans for the month – Half day out in Birmingham today - OH had an appointment to see a recruiter, so I went along for the ride - spent a total of £4 in T1ger and P0undland!! HAd free tea + cake in JL, courtesy of my JL card :T

Always pay your debts first yep

List your frogs – 22 completed.

Little savings -

Chill out – even if it’s only 15 minutes a day Holby + Silent Witness tonight! Yeay!

Helping others –– We had an untouched large carton of still hot fries (wrapped up) left from our lunch + an untouched drink (free one) today so we gave them to a homeless guy outside the shopping centre

Always be grateful write down three things you are grateful for. My mum going to see DS3 at school with calp0l whilst we were out in B'ham (he has a cold), JL free cake + tea, having more than enough, for enjoying the bimble around Bham without feeling the need to spend unnecessary amounts of money (lunch was paid for, JL tea + cake was free and spends were on 2 magnetic clips for paperwork on fridge, a shiny silver non scratch scourer and oven cleaner!! )

New to You

Get involved –check in Yep

Exercise Would like to average 10k steps/ day over the month Managed 11.5k so far today

Sort it out – food cupboards and stores. Done OH + I are stuffed from lunch so will have toast or cereal for supper

Spends (for my benefit to keep track)
* Food - 300.88 (includes some things for students + gpig food stuff)
* Bdays/Xmas - 10.70
* House - 115.32 (includes bathroom scales, WM repair+ some things for students + DIY)
* Toiletries - 1.52
* Children - 18.25 (inc new calc for DS2 + Chimp book for DS3)
* Grrrrrr - 35.00 - penalty notice received by OH
* Social - 78.45 (nand0s)
* Travel - 84.20 (parking + fuel)
* Self-care - 66.50 (barbers OH, DS1 + DS2, my hair, my eyebrows)
* Clothing - 11.00 (DS1 PJs)

dolly84

mothernerd - Happy Birthday.


lavenderbee - hope baby bee is on the mend soon.


Work today, my contract has been extended until the end of February. NSD so far and hopeful it will stay that way.


Have sold an item on ebay which is being collected on Friday all being well, I never believe it until the cash is in my hand, it's only £10 but it all helps. Hope some of my other items sell soon.

Kerry_Woman

NSD today 17/20. Have to be really careful with spending as now into my savings - will be until I move.
Walk in the park.
Dealt with a couple of frogs.
Grateful for:
The sun was out whilst walking.
Watched a couple of programmes on catchup regarding people catching their living in the wild. Really interesting.
Watching a comedy film in which they were carrying on.

apple_muncher

Kerry woman - will you not be able to get any more temp work?


Today I am grateful for my counsellor, for feeling like a door has been flung open for me, for my next lot of stripey knitting, for booking flights to Texas to see MIL, for getting a 'run' done (I may even try a parkrun soon - Kerry woman I love that you do this regularly), for going for a swim too, for dd being moved up a swimming stage after only 3 weeks at her current stage, for the flat being available so I can go and visit mum this week.

Kerry_Woman

apple muncher - The agency might get me the odd temp job. Cannot commit to a long term job. Have said that I want a desk job as the last exam invigilating job consisted of very long days of standing and it did not help my arthritis. Will have to wait and see. I do enjoy doing the park run as the volunteers wait until the last person crosses the finishing line. And people run, jog and walk. You will enjoy it.